This is Carter Lyra's senior year at Woodbridge Senior High School.
So far, the 17-year-old, who lives in Lake Ridge, has spent it sitting at home, behind a laptop, attending virtual classes. He says his teachers are "struggling to make a connection" with students. The virtual classes educate him "no better than that what Google can provide me," he said.
Kindergarten and first-grade students have returned to in-person learning at Prince William schools at a 50% capacity as of December 2. Half of the students sit with a teacher inside a classroom, and the other half use a laptop to attend class from home.
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